To my readers in Connecticut

The post previous to this, now applies to my friends and family in Connecticut. The Supreme Court ruled today the homosexual couples MUST be granted the right to marry. In November we have the opportunity to take a step toward reversing this ruling, but it is going to be difficult. Odds are working against those in support of upholding the traditional marriage institution. In the election, I invite everyone to vote YES for a Constitutional Convention. If this passes, Connecticut residents will have the ability to vote on amendments to our state's Constitution. This opportunity only presents itself once every 20 years! Why some may ask is this important if homosexuals already have all the rights and privileges of a married coupled?

Taken from www.preservingmarriage.org:
1) Over time, greater acceptance of nontraditional marriage will be demanded of all people. This could impact the ability of any religion to teach and practice its beliefs.
2) If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. Children will likely receive “age appropriate” information about sexual relations within heterosexual and homosexual marriages.
3) The court’s decision will inevitably lead to conflicts with religious liberty and free speech rights. Society will become more and more hostile to traditional beliefs about marriage and family.

PLEASE spread the word to neighbors and friends about this important vote so that the voice of the people in Connecticut will be heard and the divine institution of marriage can be preserved.

A helpful website: http://www.ctfamily.org/convention.html

To my readers in California

You may have already seen the ads running for the campaign to support Proposition 8 in your state. To my family and other readers in California, I ask you to please register to vote, and vote YES to proposition 8 to preserve the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman!



preservingmarriage.org

General Conference

This weekend was the 178th annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was AWESOME!!! Every stake in the world gets sent tickets to these proceedings but obviously some of the tickets go unused because those stake members are too far away to attend in Salt Lake. Connecticut is one such place. I got tickets from my home stake sent here to Utah so I was able to attend conference in the Conference Center on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The church's website has uploaded the entirety of the October 2008 conference, you can even go to a specific talk or song. Go take a look, rewatch a talk each day. On the tab that says "other videos" they have uploaded last April's conference, the General Relief Society broadcast from a couple weeks ago, the Young Women's broadcast, a video about President's Monson's life, and lots of other great stuff. It's so awesome to be able to rewatch it all right away! I love technology!

Watch here!

Some more summertime

Keep in mind that my summer vacation was only three weeks because I was in school but it was an awesome three weeks! I already put up some pictures that I had from my camera, but I just got the ones from my mom's camera.

We found this cool waterfall on the side of the road, so we pulled over and Clayton and I climbed it. We are waving just to the right of the top of the falls. My shoes are still muddy. I haven't washed them yet from this ordeal 4 Corners: Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico

I got the whole world in my hands










Dad thought he was pretty funny posing for a picture, I was funnier :)

BACK TO PROVO:
Jolysa and I were Y-group leaders together for freshman orientation.

Mom still likes to take 1st day of school pictures. Even though this wasn't the first day, we'll just pretend.













My stylish nursing uniform

The many sides of Clayton Rountree

Today is my brother's 16th birthday, whom I so loving call Claymeister. Here is some of the sides of my totally awesome brother, who is now totally datable :)

The "get the camera outa my face" side

The uncle side

The brother side

The scout side

The "I can't decide which team to support" side

The stud side

The "I can't smile for the picture unless you make me laugh" side

The cute side

The even cuter side

I love ya bud! Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!

Practically 36 hours of freedom

I just got back from the hospital from picking out my patient and there's a voice message on my phone that says I don't have clinical tomorrow, I also got an email. This means no homework tonight and no 12 hour class tomorrow. I don't know what to do with myself. Any ideas?

My day

In college we never take tests. We take midterms or exams. I don't understand why they call them midterms, they aren't in the middle and we have like 3 or 4 of them...oh well.

Today I had my first midterm of the semester. It went surprisingly well. It was my test for Med/Surg, my 8 credit class, so if I don't get at least a B+ I lose my scholarship. It was easy, which makes me nervous and makes me happy. Nervous because things can only get harder, happy because I did well.

I also picked out a new blog layout. Janelle, my sister, picked a new one out this week too so being the annoying little sister that I am I copied :). But it was time for a change anyways.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY PARENTS!!!!! They have been married 30 years today!